The Localism Act 2011 gave new flexibilities and powers to Registered Providers of social housing, including the option to use flexible tenancies. Registered Providers were given the ability to offer different kinds of tenancies to respond to the particular needs of their communities ensuring that social housing is focused on those who are in in genuine need. The Localism Act also placed a duty on all Local Authorities to publish a Tenancy Strategy setting out how they would like Registered Providers to make use of these flexibilities.

In 2013 Wirral Council produced a Tenancy Strategy which was approved by Cabinet. As all Liverpool City Region local authorities were due to review their Strategies in 2016 and many Registered Providers operate across more than one local authority, it was agreed to produce a single Strategy for the whole sub-region.